These Memorial Day crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.

Memorial Day honors US soldiers who died fighting for their country. In 1971, the US Congress declared Memorial Day to be a national holiday, to be celebrated on the last Monday of May each year. Honoring the spirit of fallen US heroes is the purpose of Memorial Day. Many people observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and war memorials, and leaving flags, flowers, or notes on the graves of soldiers.

The crafts use materials found around the house, like paper, cardboard, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about color mixing to see how to combine paint to make all the colors of the rainbow.

A Veteran's Story Write a page about a relative or friend who was in the army, marines, navy, air force, coast guard, or national reserve. Who was this person (what is their relationship to you), when did this person serve, was it during a war (if so, which one), what did that person do during their service, and what are their recollections of their service?

USA Flag: Color and CountColor the flag of the United States of America according to the directions, then count the stars, stripes, number of points on each star, and other components of the flag.Answers

Circle the Correctly-Spelled US Flag WordsCircle the correct spelling of US flag words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are flag, banner, stars, stripes, thirteen, fifty, flagpole, finial, half-mast, salute.

Military AnagramsThis is a word bank of anagrams of words about the military. An anagram is a word or phrase that is made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, spot is an anagram of tops.